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SHE JUST SHOWED UP ONE DAY WITH A BIG BOO-BOO ON HER CHEEK. I TOOK HER TO THE VET TO SEE IF SHE WAS MICRO-CHIPPED/S- PAYED. SHE WAS NEITHER, SO SHE GOT FIXED, SHOTS AND BECAME SUGARD INDOOR PLAY BUDDY``````````- ```````````````- ```````````````- ```````````````- ````````ATTENTI- ON ALL CATS! SEE BOTTOM PIX FOR MY ENGAGEMENT PIC. ENGAGED TO FRASIER. ...WEDDING IN JUNE...BEAUTIFU- L GREEN ENGAGEMENT COLLAR``````CHE- CK ME OUT!!!

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Hi Mrs. Lily & Frasier! Congratulations on your engagement! Thanks for cheering me as I got named COTD! Sending you lots of love and best wishes! - Gwendy

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MAX'S BIRTHDAY T/Y'S AUGUST 29 2013IT'S A.Q.GRACIE HERE! I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING BY MAX'S PAGE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. AS YOU MAY KNOW, HIS MOM HASN'T HAD A PUTER FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. MOM C/P'D AND EMAILED ALL HIS BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO HER SO FAR. SO HE HAS WRITTEN A THANK YOU WHICH I WILL POST HERE. MAX IS JUST OVER THE FULL MOON THAT YOU ALL CAME TO HIS PAWTY. OK HERE'S MAX: **************************************************- - ****** FROM MAX:

"WOOHOO,WHAT A BIRTHDAY! I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR COMING BY AND SHARING MY SPECIAL DAY WITH ME. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PAWTY HERE ON PINTO ISLAND. MY GORGEOUS GRACIE PLANNED IT ALL JUST FOR ME!! HAVING MY GOOD FRIENDS HELP ME CELEBRATE MADE IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL. I THOUGHT FOR SURE SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN ON CC LATELY,EVERYONE WOULD HAVE FORGOTTEN ME,BUT WOWEE,IT'S SO PAWSOME TO KNOW I HAVE SUCH GREAT FRIENDS WHO STILL REMEMBER ME! WITH A WIFE LIKE MY GRACIE,AND FRIENDS LIKE YOU, I'M THE HAPPIEST TOM IN THE WORLD! THANKS A BUNCH, YOU KITTIES ARE THE BEST. OH AND POUNCER SAYS HI TOO" ***********************************

AQ GRACIE AGAIN SAYING THANKS AGAIN FOR WISHING MY HANDSOME HUBBY MAX A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAVE A GREAT DAY! LUVYA A.Q.GRACIE

DOUBLE WEDDING VOWS. AUG.5 2013GOOD EVENING KITTIES OF THE GREAT FELINE EMPIRE!! I, ANGEL QUEEN GRACIE, AM HERE TO JOIN THESE TWO LOVELY KITTY COUPLES IN WEDDED BLISS. WE HAVE THE LOVELY SNUGGLES & HANDSOME MANCHESTER HERE TO THE RIGHT. ON THE LEFT IS THE LOVELY KALI WITH THE DASHING ELVIS!! THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SUMMER FOR WEDDINGS. LOVE MUST REALLY HAVE BEEN IN THE AIR LATELY!! I HAVE BROUGHT MY HANDSOME HUBBY MAX WITH ME TODAY, ALONG WITH MY BESTIE LILY. JUST IN CASE I GET OVERCOME BY EMOTION, THEY WILL CATCH ME! ALSO ELMER & POUNCER WANTED TO BE HERE FOR THE HAPPY DAY! WE CAN FULLY ATTEST TO THE WONDERFULNESS OF MARRIED LIFE AND WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL JUST LOVE IT! SO! SHALL WE BEGIN? THE WEDDING MARCH BEGINS. IT IS A ROMANTIC VERSION OF "LOVE CATS" BY THE CURE!

WE HAVE THE BEST MAN, MALACHI, STANDING IN BETWEEN THE TWO GROOMS AND THE SECOND GROOMSMAN, YODA, ON THE RIGHT. THEY LOOK SO HANDSOME TODAY! THE MAID OF HONOR, CHYNA IS LOOKING SO BEAUTIFUL TODAY. I KNOW THAT ANGEL HIMMY IS RIGHT HERE WITH US TODAY, CUZ BEING AN ANGEL MYSEF, I MADE SURE SHE FLEW DOWN TO HELP ME OUT! THE ADORABLE RINGBEARER PATCHES, STANDS FRONT AND CENTRE. OK NOW!

DEARLY FURLOVED, WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO JOIN THESE TWO KITTY COUPLES TOGETHER FOR ALL ETERNITY! IF ONE SHOULD BECOME AN ANGEL BEFORE ANOTHER, IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! ONCE BOUND BY LOVE, IT CAN NEVER BE BROKEN, EVEN BY A PAIR OF WINGS OR A RAINBOW BRIDGE. BUT WE KNOW NOBODY IS GOING ANYWHERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME!! SO JUST TO EASE YOUR MIND, THIS IS A LIFETIME COMMITTMENT TO EACH OTHER.

IF WE COULD HAVE THE TWO COUPLES STEP FORWARD AND FACE EACH OTHER NOW. HAVE YOU ALL GOT YOUR VOWS READY? YOU MAY BEGIN, STARTING WITH MANCHESTERS VOWS TO SNUGGLES! VERY GOOD!!! NOW SNUGGLES, YOU MAY SAY YOUR VOWS TO YOUR MANCHESTER!! AH LOVELY!!!

NOW ELVIS, ARE YOUR READY TO PROFESS YOUR UNENDING LOVE FOR KALI? EXCELLENT!! KALI, ARE YOU READY TO MEOW YOUR VOWS TO YOUR WONDERFUL ELVIS?? OH THAT WAS VERY NICE!! WILL THE RINGBEARER PEACHES PLEASE COME FORWARD WITH THE RINGS? MANCHESTER & ELVIS, WILL YOU TAKE SNUGGLES & KALI'S PAWS AND REPEAT AFTER ME, PLEASE?

WITH THIS RING, I THEE WED. TO HAVE AND TO PURR WITH FROM THIS DAY FURWARD. FUR BETTER OR FUR WORSE, FOR ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. WITH ALL MY HEART & SOUL, FOUR PAWS & TAIL, I TAKE THEE,SNUGGLES & KALI, TO BE MY FUREVER LOVIN' WIFE! NOW MANCHESTER & ELVIS YOU MAY PLACE THE RINGS ON SNUGGLES AND KALI'S PAWS!!

NOW, SNUGGLES & KALI, PLEASE TAKE MANCHESTER & ELVIS' PAW & REPEAT AFTER ME. WITH THIS RING, I THEE WED. TO HAVE AND TO PURR WITH FROM THIS DAY FURWARD, FUR BETTER OF FUR WORSE FOR ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. WITH ALL MY HEART & SOUL, FOUR PAWS & TAIL, I TAKE THEE, MANCHESTER & ELVIS.....TO BE MY FUREVER LOVIN' HUBBY! NOW SNUGGLES & KALI, YOU MAY PLACE THE RINGS ON MANCHESTER & ELVIS' PAWS!!!

WITH THE POWERS INVESTED IN MY BY THE GREAT & MIGHTY FELINE EMPIRE, I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBANDS AND WIVES! GROOMS, YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BRIDES!!! MAZELTO

ENGINE'S T/Y'S 7-14-13Weeeee……Happy Sunday and thank you so much for stopping by Mouseburger-Mobile. Can you believe that I'm in the winner's box? It was quite a surprise for both mom and myself and I must admit that I love my new badge. I also love that beautiful and festive frame Catmom, Jane, purpared. Today is a day of celebration and I'm so glad that you decided to come by and help me pawty. We have plenty of food to go around so don't be bashful. Don't forget to add the mouse mustard to the Possum Pirogies also, the Roast Beast sammies pair purfectly with the lump-free grasshopper gravy. If you decide that you need something yummy to cool you off, please help yourself to the kegolator--I'm serving regular and high octane catnip punch. Oh, and please don't forget the Turtle Truffle Mice Cream Tracks in the catnip cones. They're stacked in my blast chiller on the back of my handy dandy Cravin' Cart. Thanks again for helping me make this day extraordinarily special 'cause it wouldn't be without your company!

WOW! I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES THIS MORNING TO SEE MY OWN SELF UP IN THE ACOTD WINDOW!! DIDN'T BOO KITTY'S MOM JANE DO A BEAUTIFUL FRAME FOR ME? THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING BY TO VISIT ME TODAY! WE ARE ALL HAVING A BIG PAWTY ON PINTO ISLAND WHERE IT'S NICE AND TROPICALLY WARM! LOTS OF GOOD FOOD, SURFIN, MUSIC AND LAYING ON THE BEACH!! ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE ON THE PINTO AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE!! THANKS AGAIN FOR MAKING ME ACOTD!! I FEEL SO SPECIAL!!! LUVYA A.Q.GRACIE ♥

guess what?we too have been planning for weeks the end of summer party and many are coming to stay the night to sleep under the stars with/without tents and what not to be here as their pawrents will be out of town for the weekend. janet's having a big 2-day tag sale....so she hopes, but hasn't been able to plan things to get things together as she and nat should due to all they've had going on this month. likely the 2-day will be more like a 1 day and then other sale will be towards the end of next month during janet's next vacation. hoping to see you here and we'll slip out...one of us for your party there okay? won't be able like usual to make the cornonation of the next one for sammy next month. sandy, ana, haley, angels

you guys were...great yesterday and just one more day that's this upcoming saturday for the summer games. then we'll get things roll- ing towards the fall games with acorn hockey, pinecone volleyball, field skiing and a few others janet and we have to think on that, leaving an early super sunday vote. sandy, ana, haley, angels

a vote for youtunistic thursday morning vote and doesn't that sound just right? wow in food like yesterday at the party and games it was really something else as janet brought out delicacies which we've not had since last year! she's something special to us that's for sure! sandy, ana, haley, angels

hello gracie and familyyes,i was there with ya over head looking down. also had some of those lovely moon pies i think i ate too many, but being an angel you never change. can eat all ya want. had a great time,but couldn't stay too long have to keep an eye on my mom. how are you doing, wow mom tried to get on here for the longest time but it kept kicking her out. mom got to get to bed for work, so hopefully be back tomorrow to catch up on blogs. headbonks xoxo clam catnip blessed day marley/mom

hello gracie and familywow the banan creme moopies were out of this world and my mom and i love the root beer floated, she usually makes one with pepsi, well still getting the same weather here, hot rain cool here and there, mom has got to put in some ot for a lady whos son got shot and killed so we haven't got much time to blog and she was tired today so she went to bed after her dentist apt. have a blessed weekend incase she don't get back on tuna catnip xoxo headbonks marley/mom

GRACIES CORONATION JULY 31ST 2012GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY! IM SO GLAD YOU COULD ALL MAKE IT TO OUR CORONATION ON THE MOON! A REAL OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD EVENT IT SHALL BE! I REMEMBER WHEN I GOT ASKED TO RUN FOR COTM, I WAS SO NERVOUS, BUT AFTER I GOT IN THE SWING OF THINGS, IT WA REALLY FUN. I GOT TO MEET A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS AND HAVE MY CLOSE FRIENDS NEARBY, TOO. I WAS HOPING TO GIVE YOU ALL A FABULOUS FUN-IN-THE-SUN MONTH WITH NOT ALOT OF SERIOUS STUFF. IT WAS A REALY HONOR TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN, EPECIALLY AT MY OLD AGE. I HAD THE BEST TIME EVER AND AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE EXPERIENCE! NOW IT'S TIME TO HAND OVER MY RUBY CROWN FOR SAFE KEEPING AND PRESENT OUR NEW KING BENNIE, THE PERIDOT KING OF AUGUST! BUT FIRST, I KNOW MOST KITTIES HAVE THE TRADITION OF KNIGHTING THE GUYS AND GIVING THE GIRLS A DAME OR LADY TITLE. WE WANT TO BESTOW HONORS ON THOSE SPECIAL KITTIES WHO STUCK BY ME ALL MONTH. BUT SINCE IM NOT A REAL FANCY GAL AND WE SPENT MOST OF THE MONTH ON OUR TROPICAL ISLAND, I WILL PRESENT HONORS IN MY OWN WAY. I HOPE THAT IS ALRIGHT WITH YOU ALL. MAX, AS YOU KNOW WILL ALWAYS BE MY KING. SO FIRST I'D LIKE TOE BESTOW MOONPIE ANGEL WINGS TO OUR NEWEST ANGELS AND MY GOOD FURENDS, ANGEL SIR LEO & ANGEL WILSON. MY BESTIE, LILY, WAS AND IS MY PRINCESS, AS WELL AS MY SISTER-IN-LAW, POUNCER. I HAVE ALSO MADE PRINCESSES OF GRACIE TWINKLE TOES AND BUTTONBLUE. MY CABANA BOYS STEVE & TUCKER, FOR THEIR GREAT JOB OF BEACH KEEPING, THEY WILL STAY ON PINTO ISLAND YEAR ROUND AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THEM EACH WITH THE TWO MOONPIE MOBILES! P.A.HERCULES GETS THE MOONPIE AWARD AS ROYAL TOUR GUIDE. ANGEL TINKER GET HEAVENLY MOONPIE WINGS FOR HER NICENESS AND LOVELY PRAYER SERVICES. GIN GIN WILL RECIEVE A PRETTY CALICO MOONIE TIARA FOR HER KITTY CHOIR. FOR DIXIE, ELLIE AND LADY DOLLY, THEY WILL HAVE THEIR HELLO KITTY ROOMS HERE ON THE ISLAND AT ALL TIMES AS WELL AS THEIR PONIES. AND TO K.PETE AND EXIT FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION THIS MONTH. TO MY FRIEND WHISKERS WHO BRIGHTENS EACH DAY FOR ME WITH FUN QUOTES AND HELPING LILY WITH THE CANDLE LIGHTING AT THE CEREMONY. ID LIKE TO PRESENT A MOONPIE STROLLER FOR HIM AND HIS SIS, CALLIE. TO KING MIKE FOR ALL THE ADVICE HE'S GIVEN ME FOR THE LAST TWO MONTH. HE GAVE ME TWO PAIRS OF KNEEPADS TO KEEP MY NERVOUS KNEES FROM MAKING A RACKET. TO BOO KITTY & MOM JANE FOR MY BEAUTIFUL ROYAL QUEEN PIX, A LOVELY RUBY/DIAMOND MOONPIE PENDANT! THE LIST OF ALL OTHERS WHO WILL RECIEVE THE ROYAL RUBY/DIAMOND MOONPIE AWARDS, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE CUZ YOU SHOWED UP EVERYDAY. I WILL SURELY RUN OUTTA ROOM IF I LIST EVERYONE, SO TO ALL OF YOU.....WORDS CAN'T BEGIN TO EXPRESS MY GRATTIDUE TO THE KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP YOU'VE SHOWN ME THIS MONTH. IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO BE YOUR QUEEN FOR JULY, AND ON THAT NOTE, MAY I NOW PRESENT OUR NEXT COTM......KING BENNIE, OUR PERIDOT KING OF AUGUST. THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU BUDDY, I KNOW YOU'LL BE A PAWSOME KING! AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GOOD FRIEND SAMMY #162474 AS OUR NEW CAT-DIDATE THIS MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER KING!! NOW HEEEEEEEEEERE'S BENNIE!!!! I

GRACIES BLOG JULY 31ST 2012THANKS FOR MY TUESDAY AND FINAL VOTE! I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS MONTH HAS FLOWN BY! IN FACT, THE LAST TWO MONTH HAVE JUST GONE ZIPPING BY SO QUICKLY! IT MADE MY HEAD SPIN! I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME I HAD BEING YOUR QUEEN! I HOPE YOU ALL HAD AS MUCH FUN AS I DID, HERE ON PINTO ISLAND.... FOR THE MOST PART. OUR TWO TIMES AT THE CASTLE WERE VERY LOVELY. THE CORONATION AND THE MEMORIAL ON SUNDAY. BUT YOU KNOW ME, I'M A CASUAL BEACH GIRL, MORE AT HOME ON AN ISLAND. THE CASTLE IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A TROPICAL ISLAND WITH SPARKLING BLUE WATER AND GLISTENING WHITE SAND! I JUST KNOW THAT KING BENNIE WILL BE A PAWSOME KING AND TREAT US WITH A WHOLE NEW LOOK AT THE ROYAL LIFE! I THINK EACH KING AND QUEEN HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS AND CAN'T TRY TO EMMULATE THEIR PREDECESSOR. I MUST ADMIT, I WAS QUITE NERVOUS IN THE BEGINNING, AFTER MIKES FABULOUS REIGN AS KING, BUT I SOON DISCOVERED THAT I JUST HAD TO BE MYSELF AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. I WAS REALLY TRYING HARD TO HAVE A FUN FILLED MONTH, WHILE BEING EDUCATIONAL AT THE SAME TIME! I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING ME EVERY DAY AND MAKING THIS THE BEST MONTH EVER!! MY HANDSOME HUBBY MAX WAS ALWAYS BY MY SIDE. LILY, YOU WERE SUCH A BIG HELP, AS WAS ELMER & POUNCER. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT I WON'T.....JUST YET. LATER ON, AROUND CORONATION TIME THIS EVENING, I PLAN TO HONOR ALL MY FAITHFUL FRIENDS WITH SPECIAL ROYAL AWARDS. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY FOR NOW, AS IT'S A SURPRISE!! TIL CORONATION TIME, I SAY WE CATCH SOME WAVES, HAVE SOME KITTY COLADAS AND ENJOY OUR DAY ON PINTO ISLAND AS I GET READY TO SIGN OFF AS YOUR QUEEN MOONPIE. IT HAS BEEN TRULY A JOY! ***BIRTHDAYS.....MOCHA #10024....KIKI #17176.....ANGEL SCOOTER #39306 ***CONGRATS TO OUR COTD...SHADOW #147084 ***VOTE ONE LAST VOTE FOR BENNIE #208164 BEFORE HE BECOMES KING BENNIE! ***PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS....... ANGEL SIR LEO #129433 ANGEL WILSON #26357 SIR PUSHKIN #205156 & HIS GRAMPA SPARKYS #3436 ENCLOSURE KITTIES WHO ARE DOING BETTER. WENDY #6497 WHO CAME HOME FROM THE VETSPITAL YESTERDAY. NURSE SPONGIES #72539 MOM LYNN FOR HER SPEEDY RECOVERY. ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY.....TROPICAL ALMOND JOY MOONPIE WITH DARK KITTY SAFE CHOCOLATE! GREAT WITH A FROSTY COCONUT WATER SMOOTHIE! ***MOON TOON...."CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT" (LEANN RIMES) HAVE A MOST EXCELLENT DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 30TH 2012THANKS FOR MY MONDAY VOTE! WELL, WE ARE ALMOST AT THE END OF MY QUEENLY REIGN. IT'S BEEN THE MOST INTERESTING AND FUN MONTH OF MY WHOLE LONG LIFE! I HOPE YOU ALL HAD FUN AT THE BEACH YESTERDAY WITH THE SPEEDBOATS, KAYAKING AND OTHER FUN WATERSPORTS! IT WAS A RELAXING DAY AFTER OUR ANGEL MEMORIAL. I WAS SITTING AT THE BEACH TODAY, AND I GOT TO THINKING...HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED THE ORIGINS OF WHY IT'S BAD LUCK TO HAVE A BLACK CAT CROSS YOUR PATH? IN ANCIENT EGYPT, WHERE CATS WERE IDOLIZED, THEY WERE ALSO ASSOCIATED AS FAMILIARS TO WITCHES. SINCE THE WITCHES GOT A BAD RAP, SO DID THE BLACK CATS! IF A BLACK CAT IS SEEN, THERE IS SURE TO BE A WITCH LURKING ABOUT! POPPYCOCK! ALSO, THE REFRACTION OF LIGHT FROM THEIR EYES MAKES THEM SEEM AS THOUGH THEY HAVE "DEMON EYES"! WE ALL KNOW THAT BLACK KITTIES AREN'T DEMONIC, DON'T WE?? ANYHOO, A BLACK CAT CROSSING YOUR PATH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THOUGHT OF AS SEALING ONES FATE. AND NOT ALWAYS A GOOD ONE. BUT THIS IS JUST A MYTH, SO BLACK KITTIES....RELAX! ALSO IN EGYPT, THE CAT, FOR IT'S ABILITY TO ALWAYS LAND ON HER FEET, WAS GIVEN THE GIFT OF 9-LIVES. ANOTHER MYTH, BUT A NICER ONE THAN THE ONE ABOUT THE BLACK CAT BEING EVIL, RIGHT?

I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE TODAY......TOMORROW AT 8PM EASTERN, 5PM PACIFIC & 7 PM CENTRAL (?) WILL BE OUR CORONATION FOR MY PASSING THE CROWN TO OUR NEW KING BENNIE! BOTH BENNIE & I AGREE IT SHOULD TAKE PLACE ON THE MOON, BUT REALLY IT'LL BE ON THE CMR #46883. CONFUSED? DON'T BE!! JUST HEAD TO CMR AND WE'LL BE THERE. NOW FOR TODAY, I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE A BEACH BBQ AND A SURFIN' CONTEST! ALSO, ANYBODY UP FOR A VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY? I KNOW MY GAL PAL LILY IS REALLY GREAT AT V-BALL! ANY TAKERS? ***BIRTHDAYS.....PEE WEE #18989 ***ADOPTAVERSARY....SAMMY #163474 ***PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY FOR SHADOW #147084....FOR TUESDAYS COTD! ***CONGRATS TO ACOTD,...OUR NEWEST ANGEL WILSON #26357. REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND! ***PLEASE VOTE FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR ALMOST AUGUST KING! ***PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS: SIR PUSHKIN #205156 & HIS GRAMPA ANGEL SIR LEO #129433& HIS FAMILY ANGEL WILSON #26357 SPARKYS #3436 ENCLOSURE KITTIES WENDY #6497 WHO SHOULD BE HOME TO TODAY SPONGIES' #72539 MOM LYNN FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....REESES' PEANUT BUTTER MOONPIE WITH DARK CHOCOLATE COATING. GOES FABULOUS WITH A THICK CHOCOLATE SHAKE! ***MOON TOON..."CAJUN MOON" (RICKY SKAGGS) HAVE A MOON-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 29TH 2012THANKS FOR MY SUNDAY VOTE!! IFIRST I'D LIKE US TO OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SIENCE FOR OUR DEAR FRIEND WILSON #26357 WHO GOT HIT BY A CAR. HE HAS CROSSED THE RAINBOW BRIDGE. PLEASE KEEP HIM, MOM & CARMEAN IN YOUR PRAYERS. PEACE BE WITH YA, LITTLE BUDDY! I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING OUR ANGEL MEMORIAL AT THE CASTLE YESTERDAY! THE TURNOUT WAS WONDERFUL, AND THOSE WHO COULDN'T ATTEND IN PURRSON, WE COULD FEEL YOUR SPIRITS AROUND US! I'D LIKE TO THANK LILY, MALLOW & EVIE FOR HANDING OUT THE ARMBANDS, ARRANGING THE LOVELY FLOWERS AND THE SUPERB FIREWORKS AT THE CONCLUSION. ALSO LILY, MALLOW, EVIE & WHISKERS...YOU DID A FABULOUS JOB ON LIGHTING THE CANDLES! THANKS TO K.PETE AND EXIT FOR PROVIDING SUCH SPEEDY TRANSPORTATION! THANKS TO BENNIE & THE JETS FOR HAVING US OVER TO THEIR MOONLIGHT MEMORIAL MOSS GARDEN FOR THE RECEPTION! THANKS TO ANGEL TINKER FOR SAYING SUCH BEAUTIFUL PRAYERS FOR ALL KITTIES! AND THANKS TO GIN GIN AND HER CC CHOIR FOR THE BEAUTIFUL SONGS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SPOKE A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR ANGELS, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! IT WAS REALLY A GREAT DAY TO BE QUEEN!! NOW WE ARE BACK ON PINTO ISLAND, RELAXING AND WATCHING ALL THE SPARKLING STARS IN THE SKY. EACH ONE IS AN ANGEL KITTY! I WAS YAKKIN' TO SOME FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK TONIGHT AND CAME ACROSS A SITE FOR A PLACE CALLED THE CAT RESCUE CENTRE IN WAGGA WAGGA, NEW SOUTH WALES. THESE BUDDING PUR-CATSO'S DIP THEIR LITTLE PAWS INTO THE PAINT AND GO CRAZY ON THE CANVAS!! THESE FINE WORKS OF ART ARE SOLD TO RAISE FUNDS TO UNDERWRITE THE VETS WHO TAKE CARE OF THE STRAYS. ALSO TO BUY FOOD AND HOUSING FOR THE STRAY KITTIES. THESE TALENTED CATS MAKE A COLORFUL AND WILD ARRAY OF PRESTIGIOUS ARTWORK AND ARE KNOWN TO BE THE GREATEST, HUGGABLE ARTISTS YOU'LL EVER MEET! IFYOU WANT TO VISIT THEM ON FB, PLEASE DO!****TODAY I THOUGHT WE COULD JUST ALL RELAX BEACHSIDE, MAYBE TAKE A DIP OR SAIL, GO SURFIN', WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT. JUST ANOTHER RELAXING DAY IN THE PARADISE THAT IS PINTO ISLAND! OH BY THE WAY, OUR NEXT FULL MOON PAWTY IS ON THURSDAY! WE WILL BE HAVING IT HERE SINCE WE ARE ALREADY SET UP FOR THE PAWTY! ***BIRTHDAY....ANGEL ANGIE #157287 ***ADOPTAVERSARIES....CHYNA #45865......JOSIE MAE #193862 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....ANGEL SPHINX #14551 ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING ***PLEASE KEEP ANGEL SIR LEO #129433 & HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHIN #205156 & HIS GRAMPA IN YOUR PRAYERS. ***PLEASE KEEP SPARKY #3436 & HIS ENCLOSURE KITTIES IN YOUR PRAYERS. ***PLEASE KEEP WENDY #6497 IN YOUR PRAYERS. SHE IS DOING BETTER AND SHOULD BE HOME TOMORROW. ***PLEASE KEEP NURSE SPONGIES #72539 MOM LYNN IN YOUR PRAYERS THAT SHE FEELS BETTER SOON! ***MOON PIE O'THE DAY....BUTTER BRICKLE MOONPIE WITH DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE. GOES LOVELY WITH A CARMEL LATTE! ***MOON TOON...."ANNA SUN" (WALK THE MOON).....DEDICATED TO MY GAL PAL LILY!! HAVE A SUPER SUNDAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES ANGEL MEMORIAL JULY 28TH 2012THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO MEMORIALIZE ALL OF OUR ANGEL KITTIES AND CELEBRATE THEIR LIVES. IT IS ALWAYS SO SAD WHEN WE LOSE A KITTY, BUT WE MUST REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES WE SPENT TOGETHER, AND NOT WHAT WE'VE LOST. THE GOOD MEMORIES WILL ALWAYS REMAIN, WHILE THE PAIN OF LOSS EASES UP SOME AFTER TIME. IT NEVER GOES AWAY, BUT BECOMES MORE BITTERSWEET. IT DOES GET BETTER, I PROMISE. MOM ALWAYS SAYS IT'S GOOD THERAPY TO KEEP THE ANGEL BLOGS GOING. BUT WE ALL GRIEVE DIFFERENTLY AND AT OUR OWN PACE. MY BESTIE, LILY, ALONG WITH MALLOW & EVIE ARE PASSING OUT THE BLACK ARMBANDS, COMPLETE WITH A TINY EMROIDERED STARGAZER LILY ALONGSIDE A PINK "CC" EMBLEM. WE ARE OUT IN THE ROYAL GAZEBO FOR OUR SERVICE TODAY. LILY & THE GIRLS ARE DECORATED THE GAZEBO INSIDE AND OUT WITH STARGAZER LILLIES, LILLIES OF THE VALLEY & CALLA LILLIES. IT DOES LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL! WE HAVE OUR ANGEL KITTIES SEATED TO THE RIGHT. ALL PAST KINGS & QUEENS ARE SITTING WITH THEIR ANGEL FAMILY MEMBERS. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MEMORIAL TO OUR MOST RECENT ANGEL KITTIES: Some of our families lost two members almost at once: The GMG lost Angie and Neila in May. The CA Crew lost Tiger from the Orange Crew, and Sassy. The Windy Pointers lost Fred D. Behr and Big Head Red. Others who joined the Angels in the past month are Aurora, Doodlebug (though we still have hope she isn’t an Angel yet!), Gracie from Snuggles’ family, Buddy from Spongie’s Gang, Jade from the ARL Alums, Jessica Ann Isaac from Sir Harry’s family, Gilligan from the NICE Crew, Fey, as well as Velvet & Pappoose Knight. We also have from Sparky's Crew....Pumpkin, and the Enclosure kitties....Mandy & Mickey. Finally our Sir Leo. May you all rest in peace! IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR NEWEST ANGELS, PLEASE COME AND TAKE THE STAND. I KNOW THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT. NOW I'D LIKE US ALL TO BOW OUR HEADS IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. LILY, MALLOW & EVIE WILL PROCEED TO LIGHT THE CANDLES. GIN GIN AND HER CC CHOIR WILL NOW SING A LOVELY HYMN "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE". ALL THE CHOIR MEMBERS ARE HOLDING A SINGLE WHITE ROSE IN HONOR OF THE ANGEL KITTIES. I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANGEL TINKER COME UP AND SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL OUR ANGELS, PAST AND PRESENT. THIS WILL INCLUDE NOT JUST CC KITTIES, BUT ALL MISSING, SICK AND ABUSED KITTIES!! LET US PRAY. THANK YOU ANGEL TINKER, THAT WAS LOVELY! I WOULD NOW LIKE TO COMMERATE ALL OF OUR ANGELS AND WELCOME ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHOMEVER YOU CHOOSE. YOU CAN TELL A SHORT STORY OR A FOND MEMORY OF YOUR ANGELS. WE WILL NOW HAVE ANOTHER SONG FROM GIN GIN'S CHOIR. THIS ONE IS "OVER THE RAINBOW". THANK YOU GIN GIN & CHOIR. THAT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL! THIS WILL NOW CONCLUDE OUR ANGEL MEMORIAL. WE WILL ALL BE OFF TO BENNIE'S MOONLIGHT MEMORIAL MOSS GARDEN #193797 FOR A RECEPTION. THEN K.PETE & EXIT WILL FLY US ALL BACK TO PINTO ISLAND. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 28TH 2012THANKS FOR MY CATURDAY VOTE!! WE SURE HAD A SWELL TIME ON THOSE CATAMARANS THAT EASY AND THE V.I. KITTIES BROUGHT OVER YESTERDAY! THANKS GUYS! TODAY IS OUR MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ALL ANGEL KITTIES, NEW AND NOT SO NEW. ARE YOU ALL DRESSED UP IN YOUR KITTY FINERY? AS YOU KNOW, K.PETE AND EXIT WILL FLY US TO THE CASTLE. THE CEREMONY BEGINS AT 3PM (EDT) ON CMR PAGE #46883. YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT ANY ANGELS YOU CHOOSE. I HAVE POSTED DETAILS ON CMR. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE, IF NOT IN PURRSON, THEN IN SPIRIT. BEFORE WE GO, I THOUGHT I'D SHARE A CUTE LITTLE TIDBIT WITH YOU. I WAS THINKING ABOUT "TAKE YOUR KITTY TO WORK DAY", AND FOUND SOME FINE EXAMPLES OF THE WORKING CATS!! ***CATS ENTER THE WORK FORCE: The majority of humans have always thought of cats as being lazy by nature, but they are now being proven wrong. A growing number of us are now becoming an active part of today's workforce. ***Daisy is back! Daisy is once again working at the post office. She is now the official document shredder. Welcome back Daisy. We missed you! ***Hector is employed at a local hamburger joint to keep the mouse population down. Says Hector's boss, "We haven't seen a single mouse here since the day Hector was hired. He has become a valuable asset to the place." ***Lou Lou Bell works at the Main Street Pet Shop advising customers on cat toy purchases. Who would know better what a cat would like than a cat! ***Hanna has been hired at the South Street Massage Shop because of her own special talent at the Mewsage Technique. She has her own special way of relieving the aches and pains caused by everyday stress. She is even willing to accept dogs as clients. (But only well behaved ones!) ***BIRTHDAYS.....BOO KITTY #154855.....MISSY & CINDER #154851.....FELIX #219829 ***CROSSAVERSARY....ANGEL SPHYNX #14551 ***CONGRATS TO OUR ACOTD...ANGEL TIGGER #233531 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING ***PLEASE KEEP ANGEL SIR LEO #129433 & HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #205156 & GRAMPA IN YOUR PRAYERS ***PLEASE KEEP WENDY #6497 IN YOUR PRAYERS AS SHE IS SPENDING THE WEEK IN THE VETSPITAL. SHE'LL BE HOME SOON. ***PLEASE KEEP SPARKY'S #3436 ENCLOSURE KITTIES IN YOUR PRAYERS ***PLEASE KEEP SPONGIES #72539 MOM LYNN IN YOUR PRAYERS ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....COCONUT-LIME MOONPIE WITH TOASTED COCONUT COATING. THIS IS A REQUEST FROM MY PAL WILSON. THIS GOES VERY NICELY WITH AN ICE COLD LIMEADE. ***MOON TOON...."DRUNK ON THE MOON" (TOM WAITS) HAVE A SUPER DUPER DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

ANGEL MEMORIAL JULY 28TH 2012WE ARE HAVING A MEMORIAL SERVICE TODAY FOR ALL KITTIES....PAST AND PRESENT, THOSE ON CC AND THOSE ELSEWHERE! LILY WILL BE HANDING OUT BLACK ARMBANDS WITH TINY STARGAZER LILIES AND A PINK "CC" EMBROIDERED ON THEM. SHE & HER HELPERS, MALLOW & EVIE, WILL TAKE CARE OF THE FLOWERS AND LIGHTING THE CANDLES. THERE WILL BE A SECTION FOR ANGEL KITTIES AND PAST KINGS/QUEENS CAN SIT WITH THEM.

WE WILL LIST THE MOST RECENT ANGELS (THE LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO) BUT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT PREVIOUS ANGELS OR ANY ANGELS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STEP UP AND DO SO. GIN GIN'S CHOIR WILL BE SINGING HYMNS AND OTHER SONGS FOR THE ANGELS. ANGEL TINKER WILL BE SAYING A FEW WORDS AS WELL.

ABOUT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE. IT'S TODAY, JULY 28TH. ON CMR #46883. AT 3PM EASTERN, NOON PACIFIC TIME. IT WILL BE LASTING ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN OFF TO BENNIE & THE JETS MOONLIGHT MEMORIAL MOSS GARDEN #193797 FOR THE RECEPTION.

AFTER THE RECEPTION K.PETE & EXIT WILL SHUTTLE US BACK TO PINTO ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THOSE WHO CAN'T BE BLOGGING THAT DAY, THEY WILL BE WITH US IN SPIRIT! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE! HAVE A GREAT DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE

stopping by with awith an early morning note vote and we were sorry to hear of the passing of sir leo and stopped by leaving prayers for their entire family! now he's having fun at the rb games which are just about all year long! sandy, ana, haley, angels

GRACIES BLOG JULY 27TH 2012THANKS FOR MY FURIDAY VOTE! SO! DID EVERYONE HAVE A FINE TIME ON OUR SURFIN' SAFARI YESTERDAY? STEVE & TUCKER HAD A PAWSOME TIME DRIVING THE MOONPIE MOBILE SURF WAGONS! STEVE DID "DONUTS" IN THE DIRT! ABOUT ONE DOZEN OF THEM!! MOL!! TODAY I HAD EASY AND THE V.I.KITTIES BRING OVER SOME CATAMARAN BOATS FOR MORE FUN IN THE WATER!! I KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL PREFER KICKIN' BACK ON THE BEACH, SO ONE OF THE CABANA BOYS WILL BE AROUND TO BE AT YOUR BECK AND CALL! ***ABOUT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE. IT'S SATURDAY, JULY 28TH. ON CC #46883. AT 3PM EASTERN, NOON PACIFIC TIME. IT WILL BE LASTING ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN OFF TO BENNIE & THE JETS MOONLIGHT MEMORIAL MOSS GARDEN #193797 FOR THE RECEPTION. THEN K.PETE & EXIT WILL SHUTTLE US BACK TO PINTO ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THOSE WHO CAN'T BE BLOGGING THAT DAY, THEY WILL BE WITH US IN SPIRIT!!*****NOW TODAY I WAS HANKERING FOR SOME COOKIES, BUT I WAS TOLD.....ONLY CAT COOKIES FOR YOU, YOUNG LADY. HUMMMMPH! SO I GOOD SEARCHED AND FOUND A PRETTY COOL CAT COOKIE RECIPE STRICTLY FOR US FELINES!! HOPE YOU ENJOY IT! Recipe for Cat Cookies Ingredients: 1 c. Whole wheat flour 1/4 c. Soy flour 1 tsp. Catnip 1 Egg 1/3 c. Milk 2 T. Wheat germ 1/3 c. Powdered milk 1 T. Unsulphured molasses 2 T. Butter or vegetable oil Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients together. Add molasses, egg, oil and milk. Roll out flat onto oiled cookie sheet and cut into small, cat bite-sized pieces. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool and store in tightly sealed container. Yield: 1 Batch from Massachusetts SPCA from Best Friends March 1995 THESE GO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL WITH A TALL GLASS OF COLD MILK! ***BIRTHDAYS...SNOWBELL #40089....MARINA #178230...SMOKY #214348 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....ZIGGY #211920 ***BE SURE TO GIVE A SUPRISE VOTE TODAY TO ANGEL TIGGER #233531 TO BE CATURDAYS ACOTD! ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 ***KEEP ANGEL SIR LEO #129433 & HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS, PLEASE! ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #205156 & HIS GRAMPA IN YOUR PRAYERS! ***PLEASE KEEP SPARKYS #3436 ENCLOSURE KITTIES IN YOUR PRAYERS. THEY ARE ALL DOING BETTER, BUT LITTLE CODY HAS A LITTLE HEART MURMER! ***PLEASE KEEP SPONGIES #72539 MOM LYNN IN YOUR PRAYERS. SHE HOPES AFTER THE DOC YESTERDAY AND SHOTS THAT THE PAIN WILL EASE UP! ***PLEASE KEEP WENDY #6497 IN YOUR PRAYERS. SHE IS SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF KIDNEY DISEASE! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY...PUNKIN SPICE WITH CREME CHEESE COATING. SUGGESTED BY MY GOOD FUREND ANGEL MARLEY! ***MOON TOON...."MOONLIGHT MEMORIES OF YOU" (BARRY MANILOW) HAVE A MOON-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 26TH 2012THANKS FOR MY THURSDAY VOTE! THAT WAS A VERY NICE LITTLE MEMORIAL WE HAD ON THE BEACH YESTERDAY FOR ANGEL SIR LEO. THANKS TO LILY FOR PASSING OUT ARMBANDS AND TO ALL WHO LIT CANDLES. NOW SPEAKING OF MEMORIALS, WE WILL BE HAVING A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE CASTLE THIS SATURDAY, JULY 28TH AT 3PM EASTERN. THIS WILL BE HONORING FIRST THE MOST RECENT OF ANGELS, THEN WE CAN HAVE A MEMORIAL FOR ALL ANGEL KITTIES. ALL KITTIES WILL BE WELCOME TO TAKE THE STAND TO HONOR THOSE THEY WISH. THE ANGEL KITTIES WILL ALL BE IN ATTENDANCE, ALONG WITH PAST KINGS AND QUEENS.KING PETE AND HIS FLEET OF JETS WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FROM PINTO ISLAND TO THE CASTLE EARLY SATURDAY, OR EVEN FRIDAY. ALSO EXIT, IF HE'S AVAILABLE WILL BE HAPPY TO ROCKETBLAST ANY KITTIES. IF ANYONE IS LATE, IM SURE HE'LL BE HAPPY TO TRANSPORT YOU BACK IN TIME A BIT, SO YOU CAN CATCH UP. LILY WILL PROVIDE THE ARMBANDS, DO THE FLOWERS AND LIGHT THE CANDLES ALONG WITH HER HELPERS. ANGEL TINKER HAS HELPED ME WITH PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. AFTERWARDS, BEFORE WE HEAD BACK TO PINTO ISLAND ON PETE & EXITS TRANSPORT, WE WILL STOP AT BENNIE & THE JETS MOONLIGHT MEMORIAL MOSS GARDEN FOR A RECEPTION. IF SATURDAY IS FINE WITH EVERYBODY, THEN SATURDAY IT SHALL BE!! *****SOME OF YOU HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE OUR MOONPIE MOBILE READY WITH LUGGAGE ON TOP. IM NOT READY TO LEAVE JUST YET. ID LIKE TO TAKE OF THE LUGGAGE AND STUFF AND LOAD UP WITH SURFBOARDS TODAY. WE ARE GOING ON A SURFIN' SAFARI! I THOUGHT WE'D EXPLORE ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND TO SEE WHAT RAD WAVES WE CAN BE CATCHIN'? I'M SURE CABANA BOYS STEVE AND TUCKER WOULDN'T MIND DRIVING, SINCE WE HAVE TWO MOONPIE MOBILES. HOW 'BOUT IT GUYS? I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'VE ALL ENJOYED SURFIN' THIS MONTH. ME & MY HUBBY MAX LOVE TO TANDEM SURF. ELMER & POUNCER WILL MAKE US UP A NICE PICNIC FOR THE BEACH, WHEREVER IT IS WE END UP! ***BIRTHDAY......ZIGGY #211920 ***CROSSAVERSARY....ANGEL KONAN #9233 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....BEAUTIFUL STAR #182496 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 ***PLEASE KEEP ANGEL SIR LEO #129433 AND HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #205156 AND HIS GRAMPA IN YOUR PRAYERS ***PLEASE KEEP SPONGIES #72539 MOM LYNN IN YOUR PRAYERS. ***PLEASE KEEP SPARKY #3436 AND HIS ENCLOSURE KITTIES IN YOUR PRAYERS. THEY HAD SHOTS AND DAWN BATHS. ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....PASSIONFRUIT MOONPIE WITH TOASTED COCONUT COATING! GOES VERY WELL WITH CHILLED COCONUT WATER! ***MOON TOON...."SURFIN' SAFARI" (THE BEACH BOYS) HAVE A SURF-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 25TH 2012THANKS FOR MY WEDNESDAY VOTE. I'D LIKE US TO ALL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR GOOD FRIEND, SIR LEO, WHO BECAME AN ANGEL YESTERDAY, ALONG WITH HIS DOGGIE BROTHER. CHARLIE. THEY MADE THE TRIP TOGETHER. HE IS REUNITED WITH HIS SISTERS, ANGELS LILY ROSE & RANI. WE'VE GOTTEN TO BE PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS WITH SIR LEO THIS YEAR AND HIS SISTER, LADY DOLLY AS WELL. HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT TO THE END. I'M JUST HAPPY TO KNOW THAT HE'S WITH THE ANGELS NOW, RUNNING FREE AND ABLE TO SEE ONCE MORE. I KNOW HOW HARD THIS IS FOR MOM JANADA & DAD BILL, BUT THEY GAVE HIM THE BEST LIFE EVER! REST IN PEACE SIR LEO! ALSO PRAYERS FOR SPARKYS ENCLOSURE KITTYS, ANGELS PUMPKIN, MANDY AND MICKEY, IF IM CORRECT. MAY YOU ALL START THE SECOND CHAPTER OF YOUR NEXT LIFE. ****NOW FOR A LITTLE LIGHTER FARE. I KNOW MOST OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE "MANEKI NEKO", OR THE JAPANESE LUCKY OR BECKONING CAT. HE'S THE LITTLE RED, WHITE AND GOLD KITTY YOU SEE IN MOST CHINESE RESTAURANTS OR IN CHINATOWN. BEING THAT HE'S JAPANESE, NOT SURE WHY, BUT THERE HE IS!! MY FRIEND ARTEMIS, I'VE CALLED HER MY LITTLE MANEKI NEKO SINCE WE MET. SINCE HER MOM IS JAPANESE AND HER AVITAR LOOKS LIKE THE MANEKI NEKO, I THINK IT SUITS HER. I KNOW, I SAID "HE" WHEN DESCRIBING THE MANEKI NEKO, BUT SHE CAN BE A GIRL, TOO. SHE/HE HAS A RED RIBBON WITH A GOLD COIN WITH JAPANESE CHARACTERS. THE LEFT HAND RAISED INVITES CUSTOMERS. THE RIGHT HAND RAISED WELCOMES FORTUNE OR MONEY. MOST ASIAN BUSINESSES WILL HAVE THE MANEKI NEKO'S ON THEIR COUNTERS. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM IN OUR HOUSE. WE HAVE ONE THAT IS A KITTY BANK. IT'S A DADDY, MAMA AND BABY! I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE ONE OR WILL GET ONE SOON! THEY ARE VERY COOL! AND LUCKY!! ***BIRTHDAYS....LADY DOLLY #222609.....BEAUTIFUL STAR #182496 ***CONGRATS TO COTD...K.C. #25956 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 ***PLEASE KEEP SIR LEO #129433 AND HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #205156 IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE IS RESTING COMFY AT HOME. ***PLEASE KEEP SPARKY #3436 AND HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE LOSS OF THEIR ENCLOSURE KITTIES. ***PRAYERS NEEDEDFOR MOM LYNN, NURSE SPONGIES #72539. SHE HAS AN INFECTION IN HER HIP JOINT. ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....A REQUEST FROM CLOVER LEE....PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA MOONPIE WITH RICH DARK CHOCOLATE COATING (KITTY-SAFE). GOES GREAT WITH A COLD GLASS OF BOSCO! ANYBODY REMEMBER BOSCO? ***MOON TOON...."MONKBERRY MOON DELIGHT" (SIR PAUL McCARTNEY) HAVE A FABULOUS DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 24TH 2012THANKS FOR MY TUESDAY VOTE! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED MR. GREGORY'S KITTY CIRCUS YESTERDAY. IF YOU MISSED IT, NOT TO WORRY, CUZ HE HAS AGREED TO STAY HERE ON PINTO ISLAND UNTIL THURSDAY. HE AND THE CATS LOVE IT HERE SO MUCH, THEY DECIDED TO MAKE IT A "WORKING VACATION"! IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO HAVE THEM AS OUR GUESTS! I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT WHAT OTHER FUN AND AMAZING THINGS KITTIES DO. I RECALL HEARING ABOUT A FRENCH COUPLE WHO CAME HERE TO THE STATES ON A MISSION TO MAKE AN AROUND THE WORLD TREK IN TWO TO THREE YEARS. THEIR BUDGET WAS $2,000. PER YEAR AND THEY WALKED ABOUT 20 MILES A DAY. THEY COULD ONLY STAY IN THE U.S. FOR 85 DAYS. THEY WERE IN LOUISIANA WHEN THEY QUITE LITERALLY STUMBLED ACROSS THIS KITTEN ON A BUSY ROADWAY. SHE WAS ABANDONED, TINY & ALL ALONE. THEIR FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO FIND HER A HOME, BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH HER AND DECIDED TO KEEP HER FOR THEIR OWN. THEY TOOK HER TO THE VET FOR SHOTS AND A CHECK-UP. THEY NAMED THE YOUNG LADY "KITTY". THEN THEY GOT A BACKPACK FOR KITTY TO RIDE IN AS THEY TOOK THEIR TRIP. THEY EVEN HAD A LITTLE UMBRELLA ATTACHED TO THE BACKPACK TO GIVE KITTY SHADE FROM THE SUN. SHE OFTEN CLIMBS ON THE SHOULDER OF HER DADDY TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE SCENERY AS THEY ARE HIKING. SHE ISN'T SHY AND LOVES MEETING NEW PEOPLE. WHICH IS REALLY GOOD, CUZ WHEN WORD GOT OUT ABOUT THIS BACKPACKING KITTY, SHE BECAME A MEDIA SENSATION. SHE GREW TO BE A WORLD-CLASS ADVENTUROUS EXPLORER, AND PURHAPS THE FIRST KITTY TO TRAVEL THE ENTIRE GLOBE! THE FRENCH COUPLE AND KITTY HAVE GAINED WORLD WIDE ATTRACTION. IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE. GOOGLE "COUPLE BACKPACKS WITH KITTY" TO SEE THEIR VIDEOS! ***BIRTHDAY...CINDERELLA FOO FOO #160997 ***ADOPTAVERSARY....BOUIE #220743 ***VOTE TODAY FOR K.C. #25956 HE DISAPPEARED ON YEAR AGO TODAY BUT STILL, WE HOLD OUT HOPE! ***CONGRATS TO COTD...CHAMPAGNE & CHARDONNAY #225827 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 ***PLEASE HAVE A PRAYER FOR SIR LEO #129433. HE IS RESTING COMFY AT HOME BUT LOVES VISITORS! ***PLEASE HAVE A PRAYER FOR SIR PUSHKIN #205156 & HIS GRAMPA. SIR PUSHKIN IS RESTING COMFY AT HOME, TOO. ***PLEASE KEEP MOM LYNN IN YOUR PRAYERS AS NURSE SPONGIE #72539 CONTINUES TO TAKE THE BEST OF CARE OF HER. SHE WILL GO SEE HER DOCTOR THIS THURSDAY! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....FIG NEWTON MOONPIE WITH SPICED APPLE VANILLA COATING. GOES GREAT WITH AN APPLE-TINI! ***MOON TOON....."BEACH HOUSE ON THE MOON" (JIMMY BUFFET) HAVE A TROPICAL DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 23RD 2012THANKS FOR MY MONDAY VOTE! WASN'T YESTERDAY GREAT, ZIPPING THROUGH THE JUNGLE LIKE TARZANS & JANES! I KNOW IM PROBABLY TO OLD TO BE DOING SUCH A THING, BUT YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, RIGHT? NOW THAT'S ANOTHER THING CROSSED OFF MY BUCKET LIST. BESIDES MY HANDSOME HUBBY MAX WAS ZIPPING TANDEM WITH ME, AND THERE IS JUST NO WAY HE'D EVER LET ME FALL! OUR EVER HELPFUL CABANA BOY, STEVE, SET UP FOOD, BEVERAGE AND WETNAP STATIONS ALONG THE WAY. SORTA LIKE HOW THEY DO WITH THE RUNNING MARATHONS! THANKS STEVE! AFTER I HAD MY EXCITEMENT FOR THE DAY, I WENT TO RELAX ON THE BEACH. I WAS TELLING MY FRIEND, LILY, ABOUT THIS GUY WHO CAME TO TOWN LAST OCTOBER. MY MOM AND AUNTIE SUSIE (GUS/BEAUTYS MOM) WERE BOTH THERE FOR THE SILENT AUCTION FOR SUSIES RESCUED PAWS EVENT. MOM WENT TO VOLUNTEER, BUT GOT TO SEE THE SHOW! RIGHT! THE SHOW! IT'S A RUSSIAN GENT NAMED GREGORY POPOVICH & HIS DAUGHTER ANASTASIA. THEY GO TO CAT SHELTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ADOPT A BUNCH OF KITTIES AT A TIME. THEN TRAINS THEM FOR HIS CIRCUS ACT! YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THESE CATS DO! THEY CLIMB LADDERS AND PUT OUT FIRES. RIDE IN TRAINS WITH ONE BEING THE ENGINEER. DO ACROBATS WITH MR.GREGORY AND MAKE A FOOL OUT OF HIM AS MUCH AS PAWSIBLE. IT'S A GREAT SHOW! THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, IF YOU ASK ME, CUZ IT STARS RESCUE CATS. ANYHOO, I EMAILED HIM AND ASKED IF HE COULD COME ON DOWN TO PINTO ISLAND THIS WEEK AND ENTERTAIN US! I SORTA USED MY CLOUT AS QUEEN! HOPE THAT AINT CHEATIN'! HE WAS MOST KIND AND SAID HE'D LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO COME HERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND MAKE SURE WE HAD A REALLY FUN TIME AT HIS CAT CIRCUS. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LEARN ANY TRICKS, MR. GREGORY IS OUR GUY!! ***CROSSAVERSARY...ANGEL TIPPER CLAFLIN KNIGHT #10375 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....HAYLEE #59869 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 ***VOTE TODAY FOR CHAMPAGNE & CHARDONNAY #225827 FOR TUESDAY COTD ***PLEASE KEEP SIR LEO #129433 IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE IS RESTING COMFY AT HOME. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #206156 IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE IS ALSO RESTING COMFY AT HOME WITH HIS GRAMPA. ***PLEASE SAY PRAYERS FOR SPARKY'S FAMILY #3436. NOT ONLY DID THEY JUST HAVE THEIR PUMPKIN CROSS THE RAINBOW BRIDGE, BUT ALSO YESTERDAY, THEIR ENCLOSURE KITTY MANDY. ONE KITTY GOT OUT AND MAY HAVE CAUGHT SOMETHING, SO KEEP ALL THEIR ENCLOSURE KITTIES IN YOUR PRAYERS, IF YOU PLEASE! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....MELLOW YELLOW LEMON MERINGUE MOONPIES. GOES GREAT WITH SPANKY JACKS LEMONADE! ***MOON TOON..."YELLOW MOON" (THE NEVILLE BROTHERS) HAVE A PAWSOME DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 22ND 2012THANKS FOR MY SUNDAY VOTE! DIDN'T WE JUST HAVE A BALL WATER SKIING YESTERDAY? I TOOK A SHORT TRIP JUST FOR THE ADRENALINE RUSH, BUT I WAS AFRAID I MIGHT GO AIRBORNE AND END UP SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY! SO I RODE IN THE SPEEDBOAT WITH MY HANDSOME HUBBY MAX & CABANA BOY STEVE! WHATTA RUSH! RELAXING ON THE BEACH WAS A NICE WAY TO SPEND THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. OUR OTHER CABANA BOY, TUCKER, HAD A GREAT IDEA FOR TODAY! LET'S GO ZIP-LINING THROUGH THE JUNGLE!! WE'LL BE JUST LIKE THOSE FLYING MONKEYS WE MET LAST WEEK DURING OUR JUNGLE EXCURSION! WHILE I WAS DAYDREAMING ON THE BEACH YESTERDAY, MY MIND WANDERED TO NEW YORK CITY. I'VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT THIS KITTY MATILDA, WHO RESIDES AT THE FAMOUS ALGONQUIN HOTEL, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THE STORY! I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF HER, BUT MAYBE NOT OF HER MALE COUNTERPART! IT ALL BEGAN IN 1932 WHEN THIS STRAY ORANGE KITTY SAUNTERED INTO THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL, LIKE AN ARISTO-CAT! THE OWNER, FRANK CHASE, NAMED HIM RUSTY, BUT THEIR GUEST, JOHN BARRYMORE, INSISTED HE NEED A MORE SUITABLE NAME....LIKE HAMLET! THEY HAD HAMLET I THRU HAMLET VII. THEN IN THE LATE 1960'S, IT WAS MATILDA'S TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE MATILDAS. THE LAST ONE WAS FROM 1998-2010. SHE RETIRED TO A NICE BROOKLYN HOME. THE HAMLETS & MATILDAS HAD ALWAYS BEEN STRAYS. THE HOTEL WANTED A RAGDOLL, AND THEY FINALLY GOT ONE WITH MATILDA III IN 2011. THE HAMLETS & MATILDAS HAVE ALWAYS GREETED THE GUEST, HAD BIRTHDAY PAWTIES ON JULY 10, AND HAVE THE RUN OF THE HOTEL. ISN'T THAT JUST THE LIMIT?? FOR A SPECIAL PACKAGE DEAL, GUESTS CAN HAVE A "2 NIGHTS WITH MATILDA" DEAL. THIS INCLUDES DINNER AND COCKTAILS WITH THE FAMOUS FELINE! WOW, TALK ABOUT FALLING INTO THE LAP OF LUXERY!! ***BIRTHDAYS.....PEANUT BUTTER #17933......AND OF COURSE....JELLY #19737.....ALSO DASHER #225951 ***ADOPTAVERSARY....HAYLEE #59869 ***CONGRATS TO COTD...Q.LOLA #131462 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR LEO #129433 IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE ENJOYS VISITORS, SNUGGIES AND CAT MOVIES. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #205156 IN YOUR PRAYERS ALONG WITH HIS GRAMPA. ***PLEASE KEEP EMMA GRACIE #115034 IN YOUR PRAYERS WHILE SHE WAITS FOR HER TESTS TO COME BACK. ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....BLACK CHERRY FLUFF WITH DARK BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE KITTY-SAFE COATING. GOES GREAT WITH A CHERRY-OLA COLA! ***MOON TOON..."UNDER THE CHERRY MOON" (PRINCE) HAVE A SUPER SUNDAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 21ST 2012THANKS FOR MY CATURDAY VOTE!! I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME RELAXING ON THE BEACH YESTERDAY, BEING BEACH BUM KITTIES!! AH, WHATTA LIFE! WHILE IS WAS SITTING ON THE BEACH TODAY, WATCHING THE SHIPS SAIL PAST, I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT HOW MANY KITTIES MUST'VE STOWED AWAY ON SHIPS OVER THE YEARS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THIS ONE REMARKABLE KITTY NAMED EMILY, FROM MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. BACK IN SEPT. 2005, SHE MADE HER WAY OVER TO THE NEARBY PAPER DISTRIBUTER. HER FOLKS HAD NO IDEA WHERE SHE WENT UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN THEY GOT A CALL FROM FRANCE! THAT'S RIGHT!! SHE ENDED UP IN FRANCE. SHE HAD FOUND HERSELF IN A CARGO CONTAINER IN MILWAUKEE. THAT CONTAINER GOT TRUCKED TO CHICAGO WHERE IT THEN BOARDED A SHIP BOUND FOR BELGIUM. SHE EVENTUALLY ENDED UP IN NANCY, FRANCE AT THE RAFLATAC PAPER COMPANY. SURPRISE! LOOK WHAT THE EMPLOYEES FOUND!! NOW EMILY HAD HER I.D. TAGS ON, SO THEY COULD CALL HER PAWRENTS AND LET THEM KNOW SHE WAS FINE! THEY HAD TO HOLD HER OVER IN FRANCE FOR ONE MONTH, JUST TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS HEALTHY AND COULD TRAVEL AGAIN. WORD SPREAD AROUND EUROPE ABOUT THIS WANDERING KITTY. CONTINENTAL AIRWAYS OFFERED TO FLY HER HOME IN BUSINESS CLASS, WHICH IS THE FANCIEST WAY TO TRAVEL. THEY EVEN SERVED HER SALMON FILLET ON THE FLIGHT, BUT SHE TURNED IT DOWN FOR FRENCH CAT FOOD AND WATER!! THE CONTINENTAL AGENT INSISTED ON ACCOMPANYING EMILY HOME TO MILWAUKEE. EMILYS YOUNG OWNER, 9 YEAR OLD NICK, WAS SO PLEASED TO HAVE HIS KITTY HOME, BUT COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS SO FAT!! IT MUST'VE BEEN ALL THAT FANCY FRENCH FOOD! BOTH EMILY AND NICK WILL HAVE A TERRIFIC STORY TO TELL THEIR KIDS AND FAMILY IN THE FUTURE! TODAY I THOUGHT WOULD BE A PURRFECT DAY FOR WATER SKIING! THE CABANA BOYS, STEVE & TUCKER HAVE SET UP THE RAMPS, BOATS AND THE WATER SKIES. ALSO THEY HAVE MADE THE BEACH READY FOR ALL SUN BATHERS WITH LOUNGE CHAIRS AND THEIR CABANA BOY HOSPITALITY! ***BIRTHDAY.....ANA #151490 ***CONGRATS TO OUR ACOTD ANGEL DANCING BEAR #236548 ***PLEASE PAW A DAILY VOTE FOR BENNIE #208164 ***PLEASE GO BY TO VISIT SIR LEO #129443. HE'S RESTING COMFY AND WELCOMES ALL VISITORS AND SNACKS! ***PRAYERS NEED FOR SPARKYS #3436 FAMILY. THEIR 14 YR. OLD KITTY, PUMPKIN HAS CROSSED THE RAINBOW BRIDGE. ***PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS EMMA GRACE #115034 HOPING HER BLOOD WORK TURNS OUT NORMAL. ***PLEASE KEEP SIR PUSHKIN #205156 IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE CAME HOME FROM UNDER HIS OXYGEN TENT. HIS GRAMPA IS ALSO NOT FEELING WELL WITH A BRAIN TUMOR. ***GO ON BY AND VISIT THUNDERFOOT #210289 WHO IS RECOVERING FROM ABCESS SURGERY. TRY NOT LAUGH TOO HARD AT THE CONEHEAD HE MUST WEAR! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY.....RUM-RAISIN FLUFF WITH BUTTERSCOTCH COATING! GOES WELL WITH A CARMEL FRAPPACINO! ***MOON TOON...."MOON AT THE WINDOW" (JONI MITCHELL) HAVE A MEOWARVELOUS DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 20TH 2012THANKS FOR MY FRIDAY VOTE! I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME ON OUR "OUTBACK SAFARI" YESTERDAY! P.A.HERC DID A FABULOUS JOB, AS USUAL.THANKS TO ELMER & POUNCER FOR PACKING US A PORTABLE PICNIC! WE FOUND SOME SHERPAS TO CARRY THE BACKPACKS FOR SOME OF THE GIRL KITTIES! WHAT A FUN BEACH PAWTY WE HAD LAST NIGHT! DID ANYBODY NOTICE THE EERIE GREEN GLOW COMING FROM THE WATER AFTER DARK? I GREW UP AT THE BEACH IN SO.CAL, SO I THOUGHT I'D EXPLAIN IT! I'M SURE LOTS OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PHENOMENOM ALREADY, BUT WHAT THE HECK? WHEN THE RED TIDE ARRIVES ON THE SHORE, THERE IS A BIG BUILD-UP OF PHOSPHORESCENT PLANKTON. DURING THE DAY THESE AQUATIC ORGANISMS COLLECT ON THE SURFACE, MAKING THE NORMALLY BLUE-GREEN OCEAN LOOK RED OR BROWN. BUT AT NIGHT THE PHOSPHORESCENCE COMES OUT, MAKING THE WAVES SEEM TO BE TWINKLING WITH GREEN FAIRY LIGHTS! THE EDGE OF THE WAVES ARE WITCHY GREEN, AND IF YOU WALK IN THE WET SAND WHERE THE WAVE JUST WAS....IT'LL TURN YOUR FOOTPRINT GLOWING GREEN!! IT'S A FABULOUS LIGHT SHOW, BUT WITHOUT THE LIGHTS! IT'S LIKE MAGIC AND I HOPE YOU ALL GOT TO SEE IT! I THOUGHT TODAY WOULD BE ANOTHER FUN DAY TO BE BEACH BUMS! FUN IN THE SUN, SAND AND SURF. THE CABANA BOYS WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT IN ANY WAY! THE YACHT IS AVAILABLE FOR FISHING IF ANYBODY WANTS TO FISH. AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE SUNSCREEN TODAY! MY HANDSOME HUBBY, MAX & I, ARE HEADING OUT TO CATCH SOME WAVES! ANYONE WANNA JOIN US? ***BIRTHDAY...SCHNITZEL #22527 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....KOLVALAINEN # 207675 ***SURPRISE VOTE TODAY FOR ANGEL DANCING BEAR #236548 FOR SATURDAYS ACOTD! ***PLEASE GO BY TO SEE SIR LEO #129433. HE'S RESTING COMFY BUT ENJOYS THE COMPANY! ***PRAYERS FOR THUNDERFOOT #210289. HE'S RECOUPERATING FROM AN ABCESS. HE'S STUCK WEARING THE CONEHEAD! ***PRAYERS FOR EMMA GRACIE #115034 WHO WENT TO THE VET YESTERDAY FOR TESTS. WE HOPE ALL IS GOOD WITH HER! ***PRAYERS FOR SIR PUSHKIN #205156 WHO ISN'T FEELING SO GOOD. ALSO HIS GRAMPS WHO'S NOT FEELING WELL EITHER. ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 FOR OUR AUGUST COTM! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE MOONPIE WITH DEEP DARK (KITTY SAFE) CHOCOLATE COATING1 ***MOON TOON...."EVERONE'S GONE TO THE MOON" (JOHNATHON KING) HAVE A GREAT DAY! LIFE'S A BEACH! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 19TH 2012THANKS FOR MY WEDNESDAY VOTE! WASN'T YESTERDAY JUST SUPER COOL? PARASAILING HIGH IN THE SKY, JUST LIKE THE BIRDIES DO? SOME KITTIES OPTED TO KICK BACK IN THEIR BEACH LOUNGERS AND CATCH SOME RAYS. THE CABANA BOYS WERE PRETTY BUSY. OUR MOST EXCELLENT TOUR GUIDE, P.A.HERCULES HAS A GOOD IDEA FOR TODAY. WE ARE GONNA GO EXPLORING PINTO ISLANDS "OUTBACK"! I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE MYSELF BEFORE. I WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE WALLABEES, KANGAROOS AND KOALA BEARS LURKING ABOUT? IT'S THE UNEXPECTED THAT MAKES IT SO INTRUIGING, DONTCHA THINK? DOES EVERYBODY HAVE THEIR PITH HELMETS, CAMO SUITS, BUG SPRAY, SHADES, BINOCULARS AND CAMERAS ALL READY? ELMER & POUNCER HAVE PACKED US A LUNCH TO GO. THEY MADE A BUNCH OF PICNIC BASKETS WITH CAT-TUCKY FURIED CHICKEN, PURRTATO SALAD, BISCUITS, CORN-ON-THE COB AND APPLE MOONPIES! AND OF COURSE, JUGS AND JUGS OF SPANKY JACKS FABULOUS LEMONADE, WITH THAT SPECIAL TWIST OF LIME! EVERYBODY READY TO ROLL? OK, I GIVE YOU OVER TO HERCULES!! TAKE IT AWAY, BUDDY! Today, our Queen Gracie requested we take a tour into the outback of Pinto Island! Exactly what my profile picture explains. MOL! Let's get going. The kitties drive to the outback, where they see lionesses stalking Zebras, and hippos laying in the murky water while alligators sunbathe on the shore. Wow! Look at all of this! Whoa! Tigers run across the field into the water. I hope they're careful with those mean hippos. Monkeys hang from the trees and make silly noises in the brush. Toucans and other birds fly over head and land gracefully in open spaces. The cats get a closer look at each of the animals. They start snapping pix with their cameras!! This is just like a safari, only we "shoot" the wildlife with cameras. Well, its starting to get dark. Lets get going! HEY HERCULES, THAT WAS TERRIFIC!! WHO KNEW PINTO ISLAND HAD SO MANY RARE AND GREAT CREATURES LIVING BACK HERE? AFTER OUR LONG, HOT DAY.....I WAS THINKING WHY, NOT HAVE A BEACH BLANKET BINGO TONIGHT? NIGHTTIME SURFIN' IS REALLY GREAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU TAKE A TIKI TORCH WITH YOU! DID EVERYBODY TAKE THE SURVEY ABOUT NOT CHANGING THE FORMAT OF CC? I THOUGHT I'D POST THE SITE HERE. IF WE ALL TAKE IT, MAYBE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD AND THEY'LL JUST LEAVE CC ALONE! THANKS SO MUCH! www.surveymonkey.com/s/KDTRHMH ***ADOPTAVERSARY....RICKY #106695 ***CONGRATS TO COTD.....AUNT SAMANTHA #15442 ***PLEASE STOP BY SIR LEO'S #129433. HE IS RESTING COMFY, BUT ALWAYS WELCOMES VISITORS, PRAYERS, COMFORT FOOD AND SNUGGIES! ***PLEASE KEEP MY GAL PAL EMMA GRACIE #115034 IN YOUR PRAYERS! SHE MAY HAVE A UTI BUT WE ARE HOPING NOT! ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....DUTCH APPLE MOONPIE WITH A RICH CARMEL COATING! IT'S ALMOST LIKE A CANDY APPLE! GOES REALLY GREAT WITH A CHILLY VANILLA SHAKE! ***MOON TOON...."MOONLIGHT MILE" (ROLLING STONES) HAVE A CAT-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 18TH 2012THANKS FOR MY WEDNESDAY VOTE!! I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A FUN AND RELAXING DAY ABOARD THE YACHTS YESTERDAY! I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT TUCKER, STEVE'S CO-CABANA BOY, WAS WELL ENOUGH TO RETURN TO DUTY!! I KNOW ALL YOU LADIES MISSED HIM! I HAVE AN IDEA FOR WHAT MIGHT BE FUN TODAY. SOMETHING I MYSELF HAVE NEVER DONE, BUT AM WILLING TO TRY! WHAT SAY WE ALL GO PARASAILING? IT SEEMS PRETTY EASY, JUST STRAP YOURSELF INTO THE HARNESS, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE COLORFUL PARACHUTE LOOKING THINGIE! THESE ARE, OF COURSE, ATTACHED TO THE SPEED BOATS. THE BOATS GO HAULIN' OFF AT HIGH SPEED, WITH THE PARASAILING KITTY GOING UP INTO THE AIR LIKE A KITE! SAY, ON THE YACHT YESTERDAY, I WAS SURFIN' THE WEB AND CAME ACROSS SOMETHING PRETTY INTERESTING. IN THE 1950'S, THE VILLAGE OF DAYAK, BORNEO HAD AN OUTBREAK OF MALERIA. THE W.H.O.(WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) SPRAYED A LITTLE TOO MUCH MOSQUITO KILLER, WHICH THE LOCAL GECKOES ATE. THE CATS ATE THE GECKOES, AND NEEDLES TO SAY, BOTH GECKOES AND CATS WERE POISONED. NOW THIS JUST BROKE THE HEARTS OF THE VILLAGERS, NOT HAVING THEIR BELOVED VILLAGE CATS AROUND. SO!! THEY BESEECHED THE W.H.O. TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WELL, THEY DID JUST THAT! THEY GOT 14,000 KITTIES, EACH WITH A PARACHUTE, AND HAD THE BIGGEST KITTY PARACHUTE DROP IN HISTORY! NO REALLY! THIS IS A TRUE STORY! THE CATS LANDED, THE RAT POPULATION DECLINED, THE KITTIES PROSPERED, AND EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!! WHO KNEW KITTIES COULD SKYDIVE? OH, BY THE WAY, IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYOR STUBBS, WHOM I TOLD YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY, JUST GOOGLE HIM. HE HAS A REALLY COOL YOU-TUBE VIDEO AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE LIVES AND "MAYORS" FROM! ***ADOPTAVERSARY...AUNT SAMANTHA #15442 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....LUVBUG #7393 ***KINDLY GO BY TO VISIT SIR LEO #129433 WITH PRAYERS, COMFORT FOOD AND A COLORFUL SNUGGIE! ***PAW A VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....PEACH MELBA MOONPIE WITH A COCONUT COATING! GOES REALLY TERRIFIC WITH PEACH/COCONUT NECTAR! ***MOON TOON...."MISSISSIPPI MOON" (GRATEFUL DEAD) HAVE A MOON-DERFUL DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 17TH 2012THANKS FOR MY TUESDAY VOTE!! DID YOU ALL HAVE A RELAXING DAY OF JUST HANGIN' LOOSE AT THE BEACH YESTERDAY? IT SURE IS NICE TO ESCAPE THE HOT AND MUGGY WEATHER ELSEWHERE, FOR THE COOL BREEZES HERE ON PINTO ISLAND! TODAY BOTH MAX & ELMER SUGGESTED TAKING OUT THE PLEASURE YACHTS FOR A DAY ON THE WATER. WE WILL BE SERVING SOME WONDERFUL SEA-FARIN' FOOD MADE BY ELMER & POUNCER. THE CABANA BOYS WILL ATTEND TO THE COCKTAILS. JUST A SUNNY DAY OF LEISURE ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE WATER! SPEAKING OF LEISURE, I WAS READING MY MORNING PAPER AND CAME ACROSS A PRETTY AMAZING LITTLE KITTY TIDBIT! SEEMS THAT IN THE LITTLE TOWN OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA, POPULATION 900, THEIR MAYOR IS A CAT!! IT STARTED 15 YRS AGO WHEN AN ORANGE HALF-MANX KITTY BY THE NAME OF STUBBS WAS BORN. THE TOWNSFOLKS DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR THE MAYORAL CANDIDATES, SO THEY SUGGESTED, AS A JOKE, TO HAVE STUBBS THE CAT RUN FOR TOWN MAYOR! GUESS WHAT? HE WON BY A LANDSLIDE! THIS HAS BROUGHT A WHOLE LOT OF TOURISM TO THE TOWN. MAYOR STUBBS RESIDES AT NAGLEY'S GENERAL STORE, WHERE HE ENJOYS A DAILY COCKTAIL OF CATNIP IN A WINE GLASS. THE TOUR GUIDES HAVE MORE FUN TELLING THE TOURISTS TO GO TO NAGLEY'S TO ASK THE MAYORS ADVICE ON ANYTHING! THEY GET ABOUT 30-40 TOURISTS A DAY, SEEKING OUT MAYOR STUBBS ADVICE!! THE TOWN WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE LONG AND PROSPER AS LONG AS STUBBS THE CAT IS MAYOR! NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A PURRFECT JOB! ***TODAY WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY/ADOPTAVERSARY COMBO.....LUVBUG #7393 ***ADDITIONAL BIRTHDAYS...JACK #224267.....FEATHER #224072 ***ADDITIONAL ADOPTAVERSARY...ELI #186530 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....CISCO #229764 ***PLEASE STOP BY TO VISIT SIR LEO #129433...HE WELCOMES PRAYERS, COMFORT FOOD, SNUGGIES & LOVE. ***PLEASE KEEP THUNDERFOOT #210289 & HIS MOM IN YOUR PRAYERS. HE IS HAVING HAVING POSSIBLE SURGERY TODAY FOR A NASTY ABCESS. ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST COTM. ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....TANGY RAZZLEBERRY MOONPIE WITH A DARK CHOCOLATE (KITTY-SAFE) COATING. GOES FANTASTIC WITH A TANGY MIXED BERRY SMOOTHIE! ***MOON TOON..."SURFER MOON" (THE BEACH BOYS) HAVE A CAT-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 16TH 2012THANKS FOR MY MONDAY VOTE! I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A TERRIFIC WEEKEND, EITHER HERE ON PINTO ISLAND, SAILING IN THE PORT HURON RACE, OR WHEREVER YOU MAY HAVE BEEN! THE WATERSKIING WAS FABULOUS AND MY FUR DIDN'T FRIZZ UP ALL THAT MUCH! HERE IT IS, HALFWAY THROUGH THE MONTH, MY REIGN AS QUEEN AT IT'S MIDWAY! MY, HOW TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN! I'VE GOTTA THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING IT SUCH A BLAST! I WAS THINKING TODAY MIGHT BE A FUN DAY TO DO WHAT WE USUALLY DO WHEN WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING! BEING BEACH BUMS! SURF CATS! HANGIN' 8 OUT THERE IN THE WILD SURF OF PINTO ISLAND! OUR CABANA BOY STEVE WILL BE AT YOUR SERVICE, LADIES, WHILE OUR OTHER HANDSOME CABANA BOY, TUCKER, IS STILL UNDER THE WEATHER A BIT! I KNOW YOU ENJOYED LEARNING THE EXPLANATION OF "RAINING CATS & DOGS" YESTERDAY. SOOOO! I HAVE ANOTHER GOOD ONE TODAY! I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WHERE THE TERM "THE CAT'S PAJAMAS" CAME FROM. WELL, I STUDIED ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND FOUND OUT. AS YOU ALL KNOW IT MEANS "SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL". IT'S AN OLD TIME PHRASE BUT STILL POPULAR, JUST LIKE "THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD". IT BECAME POPULAR IN THE ROARING 20'S. IN THE AGE OF JAZZ AND THE DARING AND UNCONVENTIONAL FLAPPERS. THE FLAPPERS ALWAYS WORE AN EXPRESSION THAT SHOWED THEY HAD FORGOTTEN "HOW TO SIMPER, SELDOM BLUSHED, AND YOU SURELY CAN'T BE SHOCKED!" THIS BECAME KNOWN AS "CAT EXPRESSIONS". I'M STILL NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THE "PAJAMA" PART OF IT. PURHAPS IT WAS CUZ THEIR FRINGED SHIMMYIN' FLAPPER DRESSES RESEMBLED NIGHTGOWNS? JUST GUESSIN' HERE. BUT YOU GET THE IDEA! ON THAT NOTE....SURF'S UP! ***BIRTHDAYS....ANGEL SIMBA #20201 ***CONGRATS TO COTD....HOBO #11444 ***VOTE CISCO #229764 TODAY FOR TUESDAYS COTD! ***BE SURE TO VISIT SIR LEO #129433 WITH PRAYERS, COMFORT FOOD & SNUGGIES. I HEAR HE'S RESTING COMFY. ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING! ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY.....TUTTI FROOTI MOONPIE WITH STRAWBERRY/BANANA COATING. GOES FABULOUS WITH A TROPICAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE! ENJOY! ***MOON TOON..."BIKE RIDE TO THE MOON" (DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR) HAVE A SURF-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 15TH 2012THANKS FOR MY SUNDAY VOTE! I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A BALL YESTERDAY SEARCHING FOR HIDDEN TREASURE! WHO FOUND GOLD DUBLOONS OR SPARKLY JEWELS? THANKS AGAIN TO OUR FABULOUS TOUR GUIDE P.A.HERC FOR ANOTHER FINE ADVENTURE! THANKS BUDDY! SAY, I'LL BET SOME OF YOU HAVE WONDERED AT SOME POINT, WHERE THE PHRASE "RAINING CATS & DOGS" CAME FROM? WELL, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND OUT. THE FIRST POSSIBLE EXPLANATION WOULD BE FROM MYTHOLOGY. Y'SEE, ODIN THE GOD OF STORMS, HAD DOGS AND WOLVES AS HIS ATTENDANTS. SAILORS ASSOCIATED THE DOGS WITH STORMS. ON THE OTHER HAND, WITCHES HAD THEIR CAT FAMILIARS RIDING THE WIND. SO A COMBO OF THE TWO, PURHAPS? THE SECOND EXPLANATION IS ONE FROM THE 1500'S. EVERYBODY LIVED IN HOUSES WITH THATCHED ROOFS, MADE WITH THICK LAYERS OF STRAW. THERE WERE NO WOODEN SUPPORTS. ALL THE PETS, CATS, DOGS, GOATS, CHICKENS, ETC. LIVED ON THE ROOF WHERE IT WAS SOFT AND WARM. IM WILLING TO BET THAT HORSES & COWS STAYED ON THE GROUND! WELL, WHEN IT RAINED AND GOT SLIPPERY, THERE WAS NO SUPPORT, SO THEY ALL JUST SLID RIGHT OFF THE ROOF! IN EFFECT.....RAINING CATS AND DOGS (AND MAYBE GOATS & CHICKENS!!). TODAY I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FUN TO GET OUT THE JET SKI'S! AND MAYBE THE SPEED BOATS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'D LIKE TO GO WATERSKIING! OUR CABANA BOY TUCKER, IS HAVING A BIT OF A SAD TUMMY, SO I TOLD HIM TO PLEASE STAY HOME AND GET WAITED ON BY HIS CABANA GIRL, HIS MOM!! I THINK STEVE JUST GOT BACK FROM VACAY, SO ANYBODY NEEDING CABANA BOY SERVICE, STEVE'S YOUR BOY! ***BIRTHDAYS....BABETTE #113207....HER SIB PEPE #112940....HOBO #11444....MISTY #11738....ALEXI #162786....SHEBA #78518 ***CROSSVERSARY....ANGEL P.K. #62764 ***BE SURE TO VISIT SIR LEO #129433 WITH PRAYERS AND SOME COMFORT FOOD...MAYBE A SNUGGIE OR TWO. ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING! ***CONGRATS TO ACOTD....ANGEL RAMBO #89800 ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....CAPTAIN CRUNCH MOONPIE WITH ZESTY LEMON COATING. GOES RATHER WELL WITH SPANKY JACKS LEMONADE. ***MOON TOON..."CAJUN MOON" (RICKY SKAGGS) HAVE A SUPER SUNDAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 14TH 2012THANKS FOR MY CATURDAY VOTE! DID EVERYONE HAVE A FUN DAY AT THE BEACH YESTERDAY? I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE IN KIEARA & SEBASTIANS MACKINAW REGATTA THIS WEEKEND! WHAT FUN THAT'S GOTTA BE! I'LL BE FLYING THEM OVER SOME MOONPIES LATER TODAY IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME ALONG. SAY, YOU KNOW HOW WE LEARNED ABOUT PLUTOS TWO LATEST MOONS, P4 & P5? K.PETE WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY MIGHT WRITE A SONG ABOUT THEM. SOOOOO, HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING! IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE A SONGWRITER AND WRITE A PLUTO MOON P4/P5 SONG, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PUBLISH IT RIGHT HERE ON MY BLOG! ANY TAKERS? TODAY P.A.HERC IS TAKING US ON ANOTHER FUN ADVENTURE. THIS TIME WE ARE GOING BACK UNDERWATER. WE AREN'T FISHING THIS TIME, RATHER WE'RE SEA HUNTIN' FOR SUNKEN TREASURES. LOST GHOST OR PIRATE SHIPS WITH LOTS OF GOLD DUBLOONS AND JEWELS! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE, AND IF YOU FIND IT, YOU CAN KEEP IT! NOW, HERE IS MY BUDDY HERC TO START THE FABULOUS ADVENTURE! Thanks to one of our great CC friends pawsome idea, King Max, the husband of our amazing Queen Gracie, we will be going on a great tour to the underwater world that surrounds us. We will find hidden treasures and shrunken ships. Let's go! The party of cats put there diving gear on and dive into the water. They go down really far into the water and start to hear a creaky sound. They see a huge ship, full with treasure, just flowing out the in all sides. Fish of all kinds swim around them. Wow!! The kitties swim down and scoop their paws full of treasure. Look at all these valuables. Amazing! I can't believe that under this blue water lies such amazing things. Let's investigate the ship. As the kitties swim inside the ship, plates, cups, and silverwear float around them. They swim into another room filled with treasure! Oh my... Gosh! This is crazy. Kitties fill any storage items with gold and silver, crowns, and circets. Swords and daggers, and everything in between. They swim back onto the boat and count their goodies. Great job guys! See you soon! ANOTHER GREAT ADVENTURE, HERC! THANKS SO MUCH BUDDY! MY FUREND SPANKY JACK #38743, HAS OPENED HIS DELICIOUS LEMONADE STAND ON PINTO ISLAND. HE SERVES IT WITH A SLICE OF REFRESHING LIME! I HOPE YOU'LL TRY SOME. IT'S ON THE HOUSE.....ER, ON THE ISLAND! MOL! THANKS, SPANKY JACK! ***BIRTHDAYS.....STORMY #23175.....CHEESEY #223401 ***CROSSAVERSARY....ANGEL RAMBO #89800 ***CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ACOTD....ANGEL DARLING GIRL #126359 ***BE SURE TO VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST COTM ***PLEASE STOP BY WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR GOOD FUREND SIR LEO #129433 ***MOONPIE O'THE DAY....PAPAYA CREME WITH VANILLA COATING. GOES RATHER WONDERFUL WITH GUAVA NECTAR! ***MOON TOON....."SPIDERY MOON" (THE MINUS 5) HAVE A CAT-TASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 13TH 2012THANKS FOR MY FRIDAY VOTE! DID EVERYONE HAVE A NICE LAZY DAY AT THE BEACH YESTERDAY? IT WAS REALLY A GREAT DAY FOR JUST TOSSING WATER BALLOONS, VOLLEYBALL, SURFIN', SWIMMING, AND SIPPING ON THOSE YUMMY KITTY COLADAS! OOOPS! I WAS INFORMED BY DUCHESS YESTERDAY THAT I SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN TO INCLUDE YESTERDAYS MOONPIE AND MOON TOON! WHEREVER IS MY HEAD?? DON'T ANSWER THAT! WHILE I WAS RELAXING ON THE BEACH TODAY, I WAS READING THE LATEST EDITION OF "OMNI" AND FOUND OUT SOME NEW MOON NEWS!! NOW, IT'S NOT OUR MOON, RATHER OUR FRIENDLY LITTLE EX-PLANET PLUTO WHO HAS A NEW MOON THAT GOT DISCOVERED ON WEDNESDAY! IT'S PLUTO'S 5TH MOON. THE FIRST ONE, CHARON, WAS DISCOVERED IN 1978, BY THE U.S.NAVAL OBSERVATORY IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ. THE NEXT TWO, NIX AND HYDRA WERE FOUND IN 2005 BY THE NASA HUBBLE TELESCOPE. THE 4TH ONE WAS DISCOVERED IN 2011 AND IS JUST NAMED "P4". THIS NEW ONE HAS THE UNFANCY NAME OF "P5". IM GUESSING THAT MEANS "PLUTO 5". THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION ARE IN CHARGE OF NAMING THE MOONS. THEY HAVE TO BE NAMED AFTER UNDERWORLD MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS. ONE DAY P4 AND P5 WILL HAVE A COOL MYTHOLOGICAL NAME, TOO. P5 IS THE SMALLEST OF THE 5 MOONS BEING ABOUT 6-15 MILES IN DIAMETER. COMPARED TO OUR OWN MOON, WHICH IS ABOUT 2150 MILES IN DIAMETER, I'D SAY P5 IS A BIT OF A MINI-MOON! THE ASTRONOMERS THINK ALL 5 MOONS CAME ABOUT FROM A COLISION FOR THE KIUPER BELT, AN ICY RING OVER BY NEPTUNE. IT'S THOUGHT TO BE SHRAPNEL. WOW! WHO NEW THEIR WERE PLUTO MOONS? I SURE DIDN'T!! ***BIRTHDAYS.....JINX #77470....BUG #132931 ***CONGRATS TO ACOTD ANGEL SASSY #125475 ***PLEASE VOTE FOR ANGEL DARLING GIRL #126359 FOR SATURDAYS ACOTD ***PLEASE VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST COTM ***PLEASE KEEP SIR LEO #129433 IN OUR PRAYERS, AS HIS BIOPSY RESULTS AREN'T GOOD. ***YOU MIGHT WANNA GO BY A VISIT SMUDGIE #215336 WHO HAD HER BIG GIRL SURGERY YESTERDAY. ***PLEASE KEEP BAILEY #64021 IN YOUR PRAYERS, AS SHE LOST HER NANA THIS WEEK. ***TODAYS MOONPIE IS A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM MY FRIEND Q.CHERISH. IT'S A DARK CHOCOLATE MOONPIE, WITH A WARM OOEY GOOEY MELTY CHOCOLATE CENTER, WITH THICK RICH CARMEL POURED OVER THE TOP! SOUNDS RICH, DOESN'T IT? I THINK YOU MAY NEEDS SPOONS AND A BIB WITH THIS BAD BOY! ***MOON TOON...."THERE'S A MOON IN THE SKY (CALLED THE MOON)" (B-52'S) HAVE A MOONTASTIC DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 12TH 2012THANKS FOR MY THURSDAY VOTE! WELL, DID YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT TIME EXPLORING THE UNDERGROUND WORLD OF PINTO ISLAND YESTERDAY! WOW! MY ROYAL TOUR GUIDE, P.A.HERCULES SURE DOES KNOW HOW TO CONDUCT A FASCINATING TOUR! WONDER WHAT HE'LL SURPRISE US WITH NEXT TIME? ANY REQUESTS WOULD BE MOST WELCOME! I KINDA LIKE TO HAVE INTERACTIVE TIME HERE ON THE ISLAND THIS MONTH. WE ALL HAVE IDEAS, SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM! DID YOU ALL TAKE HOME SOMETHING BRIGHT AND SHINY YESTERDAY, LIKE A GLIMMERING EMERALD, OR FLASHING RUBY? TODAY, I THOUGHT WE COULD ALL KICK BACK AT THE BEACH. PLAY SOME VOLLEYBALL, GO SURFIN', EAT A BUNCH OF GOOD FOOD, SIP SOME KITTY COLADAS. IN OTHER WORDS ,LET'S ALL BE BEACH BUMS TODAY! SAY, I HAVEN'T PRESENTED YOU ALL WITH A NEW MOON RECIPE LATELY. I WENT HUNTING THROUGH MY GRAMMAS RECIPE FILE AND CAME UP WITH THIS LITTLE GEM ! IT LOOKS REALLY YUMMY! ***Yellow Moon Muffins 1 package cornbread mix 1 cup chopped dried apricot 3/4 cup water 1 large egg 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup chopped pecans ***Prepare cornbread mix according to package directions. Spread the batter thinly in a well greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. Cut into 1-inch squares. 1.Soak apricots in water for 10 minutes. 2.Lightly beat egg. Stir in the apricots. In a saucepan, heat butter. Stir in celery, onion, parsley and pepper. Cook till tender. 3.Combine the cornbread, egg and apricot mixture, celery and onion mixture, and pecans. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Press down to form muffin shapes. 4.Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20 minutes or until browned. 5.Remove from pan; serve warm. 6.Pass them out to all your friends for a pleasing round of ooh's and aaahs. Goes great with a cold glass of moo juice. Enjoy! ***BIRTHDAYS TODAY....BANDITO #21393......ANGEL SASSY #125475 ***CONGRATS TO COTD LULU (AKA TRIXIE) #230206 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164 OUR AUGUST KING ***PRAYERS NEEDED FOR SIR LEO &129433 WHO IS AWAITING HIS TEST RESULTS. ALSO SMUDGIE #215336. SHE IS GOING IN FOR HER BIG GIRL SURGERY TODAY! HAVE A BEACHY DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

GRACIES BLOG JULY 11TH 2012THANKS FOR MY WEDNESDAY VOTE! DID EVERYONE HAVE THE BEST TIME DEEPSEA DIVING AND FISHING YESTERDAY? OUR FISH FRY WAS A BIG SUCCESS! I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TREAT IN STORE FOR TODAY. OR RATHER MY BUDDING ROYAL TOUR GUIDE, P.A.HERCULES (#213345)DOES. HE HAS PLANNED AND ORGANIZED TODAY TRIP TO THE MYSTERIOUS AND UNKNOWN UNDERWORLD HERE ON PINTO ISLAND! SO DOES EVERYONE HAVE ON THEIR OVER-CATALLS ON? WELL THEN, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, GIVE IT UP FOR HERCULES!! Today, not only secrets and myteries will be revealed, but fun and adventure will follow, too! Ladies & Gentlepaws, boys & girls, prepare yourselves for the underground secret city of Pinto Island! A special tree in the depths of the forest will give us access to the underground mystery world. The pawty of cats put on their hiking boots and climb into the forest to knock over the secret tree. All the kitties jump down in the hole and land on the soft mossy ground. Ruins surround them and crystals are sticking up from the ground in all directions. Wow! Many different types of markings are all over the ruins, and glowing blue plants are around every corner. Woah! Look at this place! Can you imagine what's hidden here? Well, good thing I brought digging tools for all you kitties. Each kitty grabs some tools and starts getting to work. Crystals, diamonds, shiny rocks and smooth stones are among things that the kitties have found. But Q.Gracie, Cherish, Angel Marley and Angel Max found things that really stood out! These kitties found over 80 full-sized emeralds, attached to golden weave long sticks. Wow! Pawsome job, guys! I wonder who or what those things belonged to? Wowee! Well,let's walk a little further and see what else we can find. The kitties walk farther and farther to find rubies, onyx and all sorts of gems. Now we should probably leave the gems here, but I would like to honor everyone with the golden and emerald staffs we found earlier. Good job kitties!! Let's get back now. Thanks for coming! More adventure awaits us! Until next time...your Royal Tour Guide P.A.Hercules! THANKS HERC! THAT WAS SOME FABULOUS TREK THROUGH THE ISLAND UNDERWORLD! IS ANYBODY READ FOR SOME LUNCH NOW? IM SURE ELMER & POUNCER HAVE WHIPPED UP SOME MORE SEAFOOD GOODIES, SINCE WE HAD SO MUCH SEAFOOD LEFT FROM OUR ADVENTURE YESTERDAY! HERC HERE, HE CAUGHT THE BIGGEST ROCK COD OF ALL! THANKS FOR SHARING, BUDDY! DID YOU KNOW THAT TODAY IS THE LAST MOON? HMMMM....I WONDER HOW WE CAN CELEBRATE THAT? ***PRAYERS NEEDED FOR SIR LEO #129433. HE'S AWAITING HIS BIOPSY RESULTS. ***PRAYER REQUEST FOR BAILEY #64021. HIS NANA HAS PASSED AWAY. ***SHOUTOUT FOR LULU AKA "TRIXIE" #230206 ***BIRTHDAYS....SAM #195529 ***CONGRATS TO COTD MISS KITTY #215332 ***VOTE DAILY FOR BENNIE #208164, OUR AUGUST COTM ***MOONPIE FLAVOR O'THE DAY....FIZZY MANDERIN ORANGE MOONPIES, GOES EXCELLENT WITH ORANGE JULIUS! ***MOON TOON....."PINK MOON" (NICK DRAKE) HAVE A FAB DAY! LUVYA QUEEN GRACIE MOONPIE ♥

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